Charles Wyndham Stanhope, 7th Earl of Harrington (16 August 1809 – 26 June 1881) was an English
peer.
Charles was the son of the Rev. Hon. Fitzroy Henry Richard Stanhope (24 Apr 1787 – 11 Apr 1864), son of
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington
General Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington (17 March 17535 September 1829), styled Viscount Petersham until 1779, was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1779 when he succeeded to the pe ...
, and Caroline Wyndham (d. 11 Feb 1876), illegitimate daughter of Hon. Charles Wyndham.
Charles inherited his titles in 1866, following the death of his childless 1st cousin,
Sydney Seymour Hyde Stanhope, 6th Earl of Harrington.
Lord Harrington died 26 June 1881 and was succeeded by his son:
Charles Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington
Charles Augustus Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington (9 January 1844 – 5 February 1917), known as Viscount Petersham from 1866 to 1881, was a British peer and successful polo player.
Biography
Early life
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Family
On 16 February 1839, in Paris, France, Charles married Elizabeth Still de Pearsall (b. 8 Mar 1821 d. 6 Feb 1912 aged 89), daughter of Robert Lucas de Pearsall
Robert Lucas Pearsall (14 March 1795 – 5 August 1856) was an English composer mainly of vocal music, including an elaborate setting of "In dulci jubilo" and the richly harmonic part song '' Lay a garland'' of 1840, both still often performed to ...
of Wartensee Castle, Switzerland (formerly of Willesbridge House, Gloucestershire), and Marie Henriette Elizabeth Hobday.[
*Caroline Marguerite Stanhope (b. 28 January 1840, d. 7 Aug 1906). Married James Penrose Ingham, son of Sir James Taylor Ingham.
*Leicester Philippa Stanhope (b. 1842, bpt. 31 July 1842 Gawsworth, Cheshire, d. 20 Jul 1920). She married William Sharp Waithman (died 1922 ), of Merlin Park, County Galway, on 6 September 1883.][GRO Register of Marriages: SEP 1883 1b 989 STRAND. William Sharp Waithman = Leicester Philippa Stanhope]
* Charles Augustus Stanhope, later 8th Earl of Harrington (9 January 1844 – 5 February 1917)
*Fitzroy William Whitbread Stanhope (25 Dec 1845 – 9 Dec 1913). Married 1st, Jessie Marion Hawkins Hamilton, adopted daughter of J.H. Gell; 2nd, Ethel Chapman, daughter of Peter Godfrey Chapman. No Issue.
*Fanny Joanna Stanhope (b. 29 December 1846)
*Lieutenant Lincoln Edwin Stanhope (6 Apr 1849 – 1 June 1902: accidentally drowned). Married Helene de Bravura, daughter of Leon de Bravura and Countess de Galve. Lieutenant of the 7th Dragoon Guards. No Issue.
*Wyndham Edward Campbell Stanhope (17 June 1851 – 27 July 1883). Married Camille Caroline Reyloff, daughter of Edward Reyloff. No Issue.
*Jane Harriet Charlotte Stanhope (29 Jul 1853 – 8 Sep 1889). Married Errol Augustus Joseph Henry Blake, 4th Baron Wallscourt.
*Gerald Louis Stanhope (6 July 1855 – 19 May 1866). No Issue
* Dudley Henry Eden Stanhope, later 9th Earl of Harrington (13 Jan 1859 – 13 Nov 1928).
*Blanche Georgina Stanhope (b. 22 June 1861, d. Feb 1939)
*Charlotte Augusta Stanhope (b. 11 November 1863)
References
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Charles
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*k ...
1809 births
1881 deaths